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Program to Increase Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care

NCT06969248 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Turkey tracker
Phase
Not applicable
Started
2025-01-01
Last updated
2025-05-13

Condition(s) studied

Randomised Controlled TrialPublic Health NursingChild Health

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Intervention Group

Intervention Group: Fathers will be provided with a total of 8 weeks of training and videos. The training will cover the role of fatherhood and its historical development, the developmental stages and care needs of babies, ways for fathers to participate in baby care and the benefits of participation, father-infant bonding and influencing factors, and paternal depression. Videos on the subject will be shared with fathers.

Study summary

Fathers participating in the study will be given an 8-week formality intervention. Participants will be shown 4-week infant care training records and then 4-week videos prepared on educational topics. The effect of the intervention will be determined annually by the mean scores of the Fathers' Participation in Infant Care Questionnaire, Father Infant Attachment Scale, and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale.

Eligibility

Sex
MALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria * Having a healthy baby between 4-12 months old, * Being a first-time father, * Volunteering to participate in the study, * Having a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Being under 18 years old, * Having a psychiatric diagnosis.

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care Questionnaire — 8 week
  • Father Infant Attachment Scale — 8 week
  • Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale — 8 week

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Selcuk University Konya Turkey (Türkiye)
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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